Consider a silicon diode with a threshold voltage of `-0.7V`, used as a half wave rectifier. Draw the output if the input is a sine wave from of amplitude `2V` and circuit is on in reverse position.
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Since the junction diode in half wave rectification circuit is on in reversed position, hence it will be forward biased during negative half cycle of input sine wave. Thus, the input and output waveform for this half wave rectifier will be as shown in Fig. and .
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